Q100175: Setting up Auto-Save functionality in MODO

SUMMARY

This article explains how MODO's auto-save functionality works and how you can configure the behaviour. This is a useful feature to prevent you losing too much work if MODO crashes before you save a project.

MORE INFORMATION

Auto-Saves are triggered at set time-intervals, but only if a change has been made in the scene. The file location, time-interval and number of revisions are all configurable.

How to setup auto-save functionality

You can enable and change the settings of the auto-save within MODO's preferences:

Launch MODO and then open the Preferences.

On OSX this can be found under the "modo" menu

On Windows and Linux the Preferences are under the System menu

In the Preferences window, navigate to Defaults > Auto-Save

Here you will find the following settings:

Enable - Turns auto-saving on

Time Interval (mins) - sets the time between auto-saves

Backup Directory - where the auto-save files are stored

Number of Revisions - how many different auto-save files MODO will make for each file

MODO will make auto-saves for each file you work on, meaning auto-saves from a different file won't override saves from another. If you haven't saved the file at all then the autosave will be called "Untitled.lxo"

If 'Number of Revisions' is set to 1 then autosave filename will match the original scene filefilename.lxowhere 'filename' is your scene name

If the revisions are set to more than 1, it will add a number to the start of the filename:#_filename.lxoNOTE: The most recent auto-save will have the highest number at the start of the file

How to load auto-saves after a crash

If MODO crashes, then the next time you launch MODO it will prompt you asking if you wish to load the most recent save or auto-save (it will choose the most recent).

Alternatively you can manually load an auto-save from the Backup Directory location.